Suspect with "extensive criminal history" arrested after wild police chase through 2 Massachusetts towns

A man with "an extensive criminal history" who allegedly led police on a wild chase through Bellingham and Franklin, Massachusetts Tuesday morning has been arrested. Dominick Revell, 54, was taken into custody in Franklin Tuesday night. 

Police said they tried to stop a blue Ford Ranger on Pulaski Boulevard in Bellingham shortly before 9 a.m. The pickup truck was believed to belong to Revell of Franklin, police said.

"Revell, who has an extensive criminal history, has several active warrants for his arrest and a revoked driver's license," police said. Bellingham police shared a wanted poster showing his picture from a 2021 arrest during the search Tuesday.

As the pursuit continued through Franklin, officers successfully deployed stop sticks on Grove Street to deflate the truck's tires. Still, the truck continued and nearly made it to Medway before hitting several mailboxes and stopping on Pond Street, attracting a large law enforcement presence.

That's when police say the driver made his escape.

"The suspect jumped over a fence, swam across a small river, and continued into a wooded area," police said.

Police said a K9 led officers to an address for Revell on Partridge Street in Franklin, but they couldn't find him. They also used drones to try and track him down.

"He could have killed so many people," said Jeffrey Prescott, who witnessed the chase. "The fact that he didn't hit anybody to that point is kind of amazing."

Franklin police said Revell was eventually taken into custody without incident and transported to the Bellingham Police Department for processing. 

Revell is expected to face multiple charges, including failing to stop for police, reckless operation, speeding and leaving the scene of property damage. He's scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Milford District Court.